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CBI dilutes lookout provisions against Aircel’s ex-promoter

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In what appears to be an attempt to go soft on former Aircel promoter C Sivasankaran, being investigated for defrauding IDBI Bank of Rs 600 crore, the Central Bureau of Investigation has diluted provisions of the lookout circular issued against him, allowing him to travel out of India...

Day after tragedy, Railways says revellers were trespassers

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Although the Railways stand is to view as trespassers those who stood on the railway tracks, officials also point out that the Northern Railway had issued a notification to make special arrangements to manage crowds during the festive season between October 17 and November 12...

Amritsar train accident: Remember bodies flying, say survivors

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“I just remember bodies of people including children flying. I later found my cousin, dead, at a distance,” a survivor recalled. Many also lost their lives in the stampede that followed the scramble when the train hit. A crestfallen Gurjit, who had brought the bodies of his father and sisters for postmortem, said that his family has been wiped out in the accident...

Modi, Lankan PM agree to speed up infra projects

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India and Sri Lanka agreed to speed up implementation of development projects in the island nation and deepen their “historic ties” during a meeting between PM Modi and visiting counterpart Ranil Wickremasinghe. Officials familiar with the meeting said all projects underway were discussed...

In a first, WHO calls global meet to tackle pollution

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Alarmed at the rising levels of pollution causing growing burden of diseases and deaths, WHO has called health and environment ministers of all countries including India, global leaders and experts from academia and scientific community for the first time to devise a strategy to combat pollution and its impact on health...

Civic polls: BJP wins 212 of 520 seats in Jammu, big victory for Congress in Valley

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The BJP on Saturday tallied on top with 212 out of 520 urban local body seats across the Jammu region, comprising 10 districts. In Kashmir Valley, Congress emerged as the largest winning party with 157 out of 624 seats and the party fared relatively well in Ladakh division too...

Women are afraid to come out in this country: Rahul Gandhi

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After Cabral's swipe at Sardesai, BJP does damage control

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PM Modi thanks J&K people for supporting BJP in local body polls

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Amritsar tragedy: Railways to launch massive anti-trespassing drive, budget to be 'no constraint'

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Public hearing on #MeToo movement in Chennai

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A public hearing to open the socio-political discourse around #MeToo will be held on October 21. It is being organised by Kaani Nilam or Ek Potlee Ret Ki, an activist collective at Dr MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science For Women...

Four Himalayan peaks named after Vajpayee

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Amritsar train tragedy similar to Thalaserry's in 1986

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Friday's Amritsar's train tragedy is similar to the one that happened in 1986 in Kerala's Thalaserry, where an Express train ran through revellers, leaving several dead and injured in its trail. Twenty-six people lost their lives, and several others were injured...

Dengue claimed 80 lives, affected 40,000 people till September 18: Health ministry

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Amritsar tragedy 'clear case of trespassing', no permission given for event: Railway officials

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PM Modi, Ranil Wickremesinghe hold talks; discuss India-assisted development projects in Lanka

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The two leaders held talks at the Hyderabad House here on the third day and final day of the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's India visit...

Amritsar train tragedy was avoidable, railways not at fault: Manoj Sinha

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Elaborating on the issue, Minister of state for Railways Manoj Sinha said: "The level-crossing is about 300 meters away from the place of incident. The railway track is at some height and when the Ravan effigy was burnt, people couldn't hear the horn of the train due to crackers being burnt at the time."..

India, 7 other countries tentatively agree to multilateral air encounter code

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Several countries agreed "in principle" to multilateral guidelines to manage unexpected encounters between their military aircraft, joining 10 Southeast Asian nations already in the pact. India, US, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea tentatively joined the agreement, which was initially adopted on Friday by the ASEAN...

BJP sweeps urban local body polls in 4 districts of South Kashmir

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The unprecedented victory for the saffron party has given it control of at least four of the 20 civic bodies in the four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian. The results of 94 wards of south Kashmir have been declared so far in which the Congress has managed to win 28 seats. The party, thus, will have control of at least three municipal bodies...

For grassroots feel, KCR to meet candidates tomorrow

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From saying MeToo to proving it

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2 women get within 500m of Sabarimala; chief priest threatens to shut down shrine

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On Dussehra, Yogi pitches for ‘grand temple of society’

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At Asia-Europe meet, Naidu pushes for global pact against terrorism

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At the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit, India called for an early conclusion of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, stressing peace was a prerequisite for progress and peace and could not be achieved without combating terrorism...

Saffron camp sees temple tide turning

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for a law to facilitate a Ram temple in Ayodhya indicates growing confidence in saffron circles that cultural arguments are turning in its favour and can help provide an emotive spark ahead of the 2019 polls...

Capt suspended for giving techie co-pilot’s seat

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The aviation regulator has suspended the flying licence of a senior commander for allowing a non-pilot to take the co-pilot’s seat during a long domestic flight on a private luxury aircraft. According to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation official, this violation happened last month on a Beechcraft 350 belonging to Bharat Hotel...

5,000 protesters storm Nagpur MLAs’ quarters

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Superseded by Mehta to SG post, law officer quits

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BJP may drop over half of its MLAs in Rajasthan to counter anti-incumbency

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BJP is contemplating dropping more than half of its sitting legislators in Rajasthan in an attempt to cushion its prospects in the forthcoming assembly polls from the discontent against incumbent MLAs. Well-placed party sources said 80-100 of the 160 sitting MLAs might be replaced...

Woman killed in cross-firing during terror attack on Army camp in J&K

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PM Modi expresses sorrow over demise of Lok Sabha member Bhola Singh

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Why Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar is raking up Lingayat issue now

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Majority are baffled over the timing of his statement, as it came just over a week ahead of the crucial bypolls in the state. Why did Shivakumar raise the Lingayat issue that was long forgotten? TOI spoke to some leaders to understand his motive...

High alert sounded as Siang water in Arunachal may rise any moment

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Indian Embassy in Beijing informed New Delhi that the water of Yarlung Zangbo at the Milin section in Tibet was overflowing at a speed of 18,000 cubic meters per second on Friday. A landslide occurred in the region on Oct 16. Arunachal Pradesh has been put on high alert. Eight companies of NDRF will be deployed in the vulnerable areas of the state on Saturday...

As India gears up for Chandrayaan 2, China moots artificial moons in space

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As India prepares to land on the Moon in the first three months of 2019, China is planning to put man-made moons in space by 2022. According to reports in the official Chinese media, Beijing has already conceived a man-made moon, huge mirrors, which can reflect sunlight on to the pre-decided areas any time of the day. China has plans for 3 such moons...

PM Modi targets Gandhi family at Shirdi

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PM Modi: Saibaba's message inspires humanity

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The Prime Minister said that in Shirdi, one gets to witness the spirit of equality of all religions and people from all faiths bow before Saibaba...

3 terrorists killed in infiltration bid in J&K

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The Army foiled the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Baramulla district, a defence spokesman said on Friday. The identity and group affiliation of the slain terrorists were not immediately known...

Gurbachan Singh quits as Akal Takht jathedar

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Court disregarded people’s sentiments, traditions: Bhagwat

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Bhagwat steals Shiv Sena thunder on Ram temple

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Eco-friendly farmers in ‘model’ Punjab village don’t burn crop stubble, plough it back to soil

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Although there is no assistance from the government this year, about 70% of Kalar Majra has decided not to burn paddy stubble, with good reason. Ploughing it back into the soil is good not only for Delhi’s air but also the farmers’ bottom line...

A famous surname and a globetrotting couple

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RSS chief calls for law to build Ram temple

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“As a partner of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, we say the temple must be built soon at the birthplace of Shri Ram. There should be a decision soon. And we say the government make a law... make a law and build the temple. In this matter, the Sangh is with any step our sants and mahatmas take,” Bhagwat said during his much-watched annual Vijayadashmi speech in Nagpur on Thursday...

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu's Uri sector

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The army Thursday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Alert troops noticed some suspicious movement along the LoC near Tourna in Boniyar area in the early hours of Thursday..

Uddhav Thackeray targets PM Modi over delay in construction of Ram temple

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Making a strong pitch for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said he would visit the Uttar Pradesh town on November 25 and "question" Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue...

Arunachal warns of a flash flood on Siang river

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Arunachal Pradesh government warned flash flood on the downstream of Siang river in the state after Chinese government informed India that a landslide on the river in Tibet region might burst any time. Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district administration on Thursday asked public not to venture out to Siang ..

Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi govt of reducing India’s prestige globally

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The pitched war of words between the government and the lead opposition party continued on Thursday with Congress president Rahul Gandhi citing a media report to make fresh allegations that the Modi government “renegotiated” the UPA government’s Rafale contract to benefit crony capitalists, a move he says has reduced India’s prestige globally...

Onus on Pakistan to create conducive conditions for talks: India

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During a media briefing, spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, Raveesh Kumar reiterated India's stand that talks and terror cannot go together and said this was one of the reasons why the scheduled meeting in New York between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan was cancelled...

RSS shakhas can act as firewall to protect children: Kailash Satyarthi

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#MeToo: Javadekar says women should be treated well everywhere, not only at workplace

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Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said women should be treated well everywhere and not only at workplace, as the #MeToo campaign continues to gather steam against sexual harassment faced by women in various spheres Javadekar, however, refused to comment on the resignation of his cabinet colleague MJ Akbar..

Maneka urges all political parties to immediately form complaints panel to report sexual harassment

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Maneka Gandhi said she has written to six national parties and 59 regional parties to form internal complaints committee against sexual harassment and post information on it on their website. "We are trying to get to every single form of harassment that is being experienced by women at workplace," she said...

MJ Akbar defamation case: Next hearing on October 31

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The Patiala House court on Thursday agreed to hear the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct. The court fixed October 31 to examine Akbar's statements and other witnesses...

Construction of Ram temple is necessary for 'self-esteem': RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

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In his annual Vijaya Dashmi address in Nagpur, the last before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mohan Bhagwat said construction of the Ram temple was necessary from the "self-esteem point of view" and it will also pave way for an atmosphere of goodwill and oneness...

Sabarimala trip: Faith made her climb hill, fear forced her back

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Madhavi (45), draped in a pink sari, walked alongside a group of elderly women to avoid protesters. She managed to walk about 300 metres, only to abandon the trek amid chaotic protests. As soon as she walked past a tent full of protesters, someone noticed her and rushed to block her group right at the entrance...

Denied bike, boy hangs self; mom immolates self during funeral

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Manvendra Singh joins Cong weeks before polls in Rajasthan

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Never claimed RAW plotted to kill me: Lanka president

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Tigress, 5 cubs survive on Chandrapur outskirts

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The state forest department released pictures and videos of the tigress and cubs, taken from camera traps in July, on Wednesday. Fearing an onrush of tourists, officials are not revealing the exact location of the tiger family. They only said that the tigress and cubs are in compartment no. 399 and 400 in Chandrapur range...

Army takes defence attaches of 22 nations on Leh ‘familiarisation tour’

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Military drill, defence secy-level talks set to boost India-China relations

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The defence secretary-level annual dialogue is also slated to be held in December, even as the two countries are now also giving finishing touches to the “operationalisation” of the top-level hotline between their militaries. The two sides have already decided to work towards reducing troop confrontations along the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control...

#MeToo: MJ Akbar quits as minister on eve of defamation hearing

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The minister’s resignation came after he issued a statement on Sunday denying allegations by women journalists who had worked with him. He had said that some allegations were untrue while other accounts did not refer to any offence. He subsequently filed a defamation suit against Priya Ramani, a senior journalist who had accused him of inappropriate behaviour...

#MeToo: Will fight case in personal capacity, says MJ Akbar; activists welcome resignation

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Security situation 'fragile' along LoC: Army

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There has been no change in terror infrastructure across the Line of Control after Imran Khan took charge as Pakistan prime minister, the Indian army said on Wednesday and termed as "fragile" the security situation along the LoC due to continuous attempts by Pakistan to push infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir...

Congress has 3 CM candidates in Madhya Pradesh, each pulling others down: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought to mock at the Congress challenge to the BJP's 15-year-rule in Madhya Pradesh, saying it has three chief ministerial candidates with each pulling others down and that it cannot think of the state's development...

Women journalist who called out on Akbar welcome his resignation

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Some of the women journalists who had spoken out against Union minister M J Akbar for alleged sexual misconduct welcomed his resignation Wednesday, saying they felt "vindicated", but noted that they had a long battle ahead for justice. Akbar, the Minister of State for External Affairs, stepped down Wednesday..

Rafale deal: 'Fresh documents reveal murky dealings, time for PM Modi to speak,' says Congress

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Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Rafale scam is getting "murkier and muddier" by the day as fresh documents have reinforced that prime minister Modi "facilitated a sweetheart deal" with Dassault to "illegitimately" benefit a crony friend - Reliance Defence...

#MeToo fallout: MJ Akbar resigns as minister of state for external affairs

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Lanka govt rejects reports on President Sirisena's assassination plot

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President Sirisena accused his senior coalition partner of not taking seriously an alleged conspiracy to kill him. A statement by Cabinet Secretary S Abeysinghe said the president had not said anything about RAW plotting to assassinate him...

J&K: Three terrorists, policeman killed in encounter in Srinagar

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Police assisted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation in Fateh Kadal in downtown area of the city following a specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists there, a senior police official said...

Madhya Pradesh election 2018: In Rahul Gandhi’s temple run, no place for Digvijaya Singh

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The Congress president has already been to three temples – the Kamtanath temple in Chitrakoot last month and the Pitambara Peeth in Datia and Ankaleshwar temple in Gwalior on Monday...

Centre denies permission to Kerala ministers to go abroad

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The Centre has denied permission for the scheduled visit of Kerala ministers to 17 countries to mobilise funds from expatriates for flood relief work. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to leave for some of the Gulf countries on Wednesday as part of the efforts to mobilise funds from Kerala expatriates. Only his visit has been approved..

Won't lie to you, says Rahul Gandhi

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Code complaint against Rahul Gandhi for using hooter

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30% voters under 30. Jobs take centre stage

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Three terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

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Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the city on Wednesday, prompting authorities to close down schools and snap internet services, an official said...

Bombay HC asks Maharashtra to explain T1’s kill order

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The bench was hearing a plea filed on Tuesday by Earth Brigade Foundation (EBF) and wildlife lover Dr Jerryl Banait praying for constituting a SIT for re-investigating the evidence of killings made by T1 from June 1, 2016, to August 28. The hearing has been adjourned till Friday...

Cong accuses govt of destroying PSUs to favour private companies

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UP police want reward for ‘thain thain’ cop

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A 13-second video showing SI Manoj Kumar’s immediate response of mimicking the sharp crack of gunfire apparently to frighten one of the miscreants was so bizarre that the clip went viral. The police department, however, has hailed the incident as an “act of bravery” and Kumar’s name has been sent for a commendation disc and certificate from the director general of police...

Haryana mosque was to be terror school? NIA probes

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#MeToo: 20 women offer to testify against Akbar

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Many journalists from multiple media houses have accused the minister and former editor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour. The accusations have flowed from the #MeToo social media campaign against sexual misconduct...

#MeToo: Jatin Das accused of harassment, painter denies

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More than 40% of the world's stunted children live in India: Report

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Rahul Gandhi's visit to Kolkata during Durga puja cancelled

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to the city during Durga Puja has been cancelled due to his campaign schedule ahead of the elections in five states, said a senior state party leader on Tuesday. Gandhi was supposed to visit the city on Ashtami (the eight Lunar day) on Wednesday...

Gujarat HC gets four new judges

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Four new judges were on Tuesday appointed to the Gujarat High Court, including three judicial officers and a lawyer. A notification issued by the Law Ministry here said advocate Umesh Amritlal Trivedi, and judicial officers (judges of the lower courts) Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao, Vireshkumar Bhavchandbhai Mayani and Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker have been appointed judges of the Gujarat HC...

17 women journalists come out in support of Ramani; to testify against Akbar

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Police hunt for BSP leader's son Ashish Pandey, alert airports

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A Delhi Police team reached Lucknow on Tuesday in search of BSP leader's son who whipped out a pistol during a scuffle with a man at a luxury hotel in the national capital, officials said. The police have also issued a show-cause notice to Hyatt Hotel for alleged negligence in the incident...

NC, PDP shouldn't have boycotted J&K civic polls: Guv

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The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced they would not contest the polls over the legal challenge to the articles. Expressing satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the polls, Malik, in an exclusive interview to soon after the conclusion of the urban local body elections' final phase, said, "It (the response) has been very good."..

Prashant Kishor appointed JD (U) vice-president

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Rahul Gandhi makes veiled attack on PM Modi over MJ Akbar issue MP's Morena

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Continuing his tirade against the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi said Modi had "claimed that he wants to be a 'chowkidar' (watchman of the country) but he actually proved to be a 'chowkidar' of Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi and has been working for them since last four years."..

Faye D'Souza, 5 others selected for Rachana Awards

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Faye D’Souza, executive editor of Mirror Now is among five professionals chosen by Rachana – Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Rachana Awards 2018. Most Rev Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese will confer the awards at an awards ceremony that will be held at Milagres Jubilee Hall here on November 17...

India aims to cut stubble burning in key states by 70%, but experts sceptical

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Law ministry agrees child sexual abuse can be reported by survivor at any age: Maneka Gandhi

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J&K Governor urges Javadekar to ensure studies of Kashmiri students in AMU not disrupted

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Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik urged them to ensure that the issue is resolved at the earliest and there is no disruption of studies of the Kashmiri students and they are allowed to continue their studies in a safe and secure academic environment, an official spokesman said...